The Real Odds of Getting Into the 2027 Boston Marathon
The B.A.A. will draw about 1,000 rejected qualifiers at random for 2027 and penalize steep downhill courses for the first time. Together the two changes make it possible to put a number on the odds that a BQ becomes a bib.
Race Coverage
Lyles And Richardson Both Sent A Message In New York. Only One Of Them Shouted It
Noah Lyles ran a world-leading 9.79 to win his third US 100m title at Icahn Stadium, equalling his Olympic-gold personal best, while Sha’Carri Richardson took the women’s title in 10.77. Two comebacks, two very different ways of announcing them.
Track and Field
Hunter Woodhall Won The Race, Then Lost It Over A Block Of Foam
Woodhall crossed the line first in the 400m at the USATF Para Championships, then was disqualified for using a foam starting block officials ruled ineligible minutes before the gun. He’s calling it “unfathomable” and plans to protest.
Track and Field
Boston’s New Lottery Tells the Truth About the BQ
About 1,000 runners who beat their qualifying standard but miss the cutoff will enter the 2027 field by random draw. Critics see a betrayal of the race’s qualifying tradition. It is better understood as an honest accounting of how entry to Boston has worked for years.
Race Coverage
Your Track-Only Schedule For The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
Athletics runs from July 27 to August 1 at Scotstoun Stadium. If you only care about what happens on the track, here’s every running round and final, day by day, with the field and para events stripped out (finals in bold). All times BST.
Track and Field
Chicago Just Loaded Up One Of The Deepest Marathon Fields It’s Ever Had
Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa return to defend their titles on October 11, but the story of the 2026 Chicago field is its depth: six men have broken 2:04, Brigid Kosgei is back for the first time since 2019, and Sharon Lokedi makes her Chicago debut.
Jessy Carveth
The $5 Hack That Could Improve Your Running Economy
Science says this simple trick may improve your running economy—without buying new shoes.
Running Features
Every Sydney Marathon Runner Is About To Get A Sports Psychologist In Their Pocket
The TCS Sydney Marathon says it’s the first race in the world to give every participant free AI mindset coaching, handing more than 40,000 runners a sports-psychology tool built by an Olympian for the final six weeks before race day on August 30.
Race Coverage
Aurélien Sanchez Broke the Pacific Crest Trail Record. He Spent a Night in the Hospital Getting There.
The 35-year-old Frenchman covered the 2,653-mile Pacific Crest Trail in 45 days, 20 hours, and 15 minutes, taking about 16 and a half hours off Karel Sabbe’s 2023 record.
Trail and Ultras
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